Project description:The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays an important role in tumorigenesis1. The TME is usually studied in tumor tissue and in relation to tumor progression2,3, which can limit understanding of how the TME is involved in processes associated with initial tumorigenesis as well as tumor recurrence and metastasis after surgery. To describe the underlying mechanisms of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurrence and progression, we propose a new concept, the peritumor microenvironment (PME). We collected normal (all biochemical indicators of liver function, imaging examination and histopathology examination were normal) and peritumor (The liver tissues adjacent to the tumor were approximately 2 cm away from the tumor and were taken from patients with HCC who did not receive tumor radiotherapy, tumor chemotherapy or targeted drug therapy before surgery) to perform a proteomic characterization of the PME in peritumor liver tissues.
Project description:Background: Previously, we showed that gestational arsenite (As) exposure of F0 females increases hepatic tumors in the F2 males in C3H mice. However, the mechanisms have not yet been clarified. Methods: We detected genome wide site-specific DNA methylation by using reduced representative bisulfite sequence (RRBS) method. We used the data uploaded here and those with GSE Series accession number GSE111420 (CCN and CCTt) to detect differential methyrated cytosines between control groups and arsenite groups. Results: We clarified that DNA methylation of Tmem54 and Cd74 around TSS were downregulated and their gene expressions were accordingly upregulated in the liver tumor tissues of F2 males of arsenite group. Conclusions: Our study proposes novel DNA methylation dependent pathways which increase liver tumors in the F2 males of arsenite group.
Project description:Gene expression profiles of liver tissues (normal, non-tumor and tumor tisuues) of F2 males of C3H mice born to F1 mice gestationally exposed to arsenite
Project description:The DNA methylation profiles of liver tissues (normal, non-tumor and tumor tisuues) of F2 males of C3H mice born to F1 mice gestationally exposed to arsenite
Project description:To identify genes and pathways sepcific to tumorigenesis, we harvested tissues from two different liver tumor models as well as regenerating tissues. Genes significantly different in the two tumor models, but not in regenerating tissues, were used for further investigation